Tofu and Green Beans Teriyaki Dinner

If you’d like to complete our Practically EffortlessTofu and Green Beans Teriyakias a full vegan teriyaki dinner, here’s a fun way to do so with hardly any more work. Add store-bought veggie sushi and a few raw veggies and you’ve got a crave-worthy meal. When my partner is out of town and I’m dining solo, I daresay that this is one of my favorite vegan dinner hacks!

About that sushi — you didn’t think I expected make veggie sushi rolls from scratch, did you? Making rolls at home is a time-sucking food project, not to mention messy. It’s not called sticky rice for nothing, and we’re not messing around when we call these dinners “hacks.”

Many large supermarkets sell freshly made sushi rolls, so for convenience, pick them up there while getting the few other supplies you need. Just be aware that prepared sushi from your supermarket is in the seafood department, so you’ll need to avert your eyes and hold your nose while you look for (or request) the all-vegetable sushi.

This photo and above: Hannah Kaminsky

Supermarket sushi isn’t quite as fancy what you’d get from a Japanese restaurant, but the veggie varieties are quite acceptable. Otherwise, if you don’t mind making an extra stop, order a couple of sushi rolls from the take-out menu of your local Japanese eatery. You’ll find more variety, though the supermarket version is more economical.

Either way, making this kind of meal at home is more economical than eating out, what with tax, tip, and extras. Maybe it will become your favorite vegan dinner hack, too!